Making Your Own WebQuest This presentation was created by the staff of.

Making Your Own Making Your Own WebQuestWebQuest

This presentation was created by the staff of

What Is a WebQuest?What Is a WebQuest?An inquiry-oriented activity in

which some or all of the information that students interact with comes from resources on the web.

Two Types of WebQuestsTwo Types of WebQuestsShort Term

◦Designed to be completed in one to three class periods

◦Instructional goal is knowledge acquisition and integration

◦Deals with acquiring a significant amount of knowledge and making sense of it

Two Types of WebQuestsTwo Types of WebQuestsLonger Term

◦Designed to take between one week and one month

◦Instructional goal is extending and refining knowledge

◦Deals with deeply analyzing a body of knowledge, transforming it, and demonstrating understanding by presenting it in some way

Components of a Components of a WebQuestWebQuestIntroductionTaskProcessInformation sourcesEvaluationConclusion

IntroductionIntroductionShould orient learner to what is

comingShould raise interest in the

upcoming activity

TaskTaskShould describe what the

learners will have done by the end of the WebQuest

Description of the ProcessDescription of the ProcessShould clearly describe the stepsShould let the learner know the

process to follow to successfully accomplish the task

May provide advice for handling certain tasks

Set of Information SourcesSet of Information SourcesShould be a list of web pages the

instructor has selected to help the students accomplish the tasks

Should include non-web resources

All resources may not be required

EvaluationEvaluationShould be clear criteria for how

the project will be evaluatedEvaluation rubrics designed by

the teacher are the most efectiveRubiStar is a good source for

rubrics◦http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

index.php

ConclusionConclusionShould bring closure to the

WebQuestShould remind learners of what

they have learnedShould encourage them to

extend the experience

Finding a WebQuestFinding a WebQuest Discovery School’s Kathy Schrock’s Guide for

Educators

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/TeacherWeb http://teacherweb.comThe WebQuest Page at San Diego State

University

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

Finding a WebQuestFinding a WebQuestMultiple sites

http://www.k20center.orgClick on ContactsClick on Web Site by Perri ApplegateClick on Internet Resources for EducatorsWebQuest Sites

Selecting a WebQuestSelecting a WebQuestYou may choose a WebQuest

that needs a lot of work, but which has features that you like.

Remember, you need to make sure that all links work.

Don’t ForgetDon’t Forget

ALWAYS give credit to the WebQuests original creator, along with any other sites from which you borrow material or to which you link.

Your Own WebQuestYour Own WebQuestYou will have created your own

WebQuest to be used with your students for years to come!

ResourcesResourcesKathy Schrock’s WebQuests in

Our Future http://kathyschrock.net/slideshows/webquests/frame0001.htm